Pristimantis nyctophylax, also known as Tandapi robber frog or watchful rainfrog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is known from the western flank of the Andes in the Cotopaxi and Pichincha Provinces.[2] Its natural habitat is tropical cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Strabomantidae |
Genus: | Pristimantis |
Species: | P. nyctophylax
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Binomial name | |
Pristimantis nyctophylax (Lynch, 1976)
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References
edit- ^ a b c John Lynch, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron (2004). "Pristimantis nyctophylax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56798A11527051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56798A11527051.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis nyctophylax (Lynch, 1976)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 October 2022.